Window shade and curtain hanger.



Patenfed Dec. l2, lass.

J. J. THOMAS.

WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER.

(Application filed Jan. 26, 1899.)

(No Model.)

WiiIJQSSQS lINiTED STATES PATENT EETcE.

JOHN J. THOMAS, OF SWAYZEE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO NOBLE B. THOMAS, OF LOGANSPORT, INDIANA.

WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 639,1 13, dated December 12, 1 9

Application filed January 26, 1899. Serial No. 703,471. (N0 model-J have invented a new and useful Window Shade and Curtain Hanger, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in window shade and curtain hangers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of window shade and curtain hangers and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one adapted to be readily applied to and removed from a window without the use of screws or similar fastening devices and capable of ready adjustment to accommodate curtain-rollers of different lengths and avoid cutting'the same.

A further object of the invention is to support the lace curtains off from the windowshade to avoid interfering with the operation of the latter.

Another object of the invention is to enable the fastening devices for mounting the hanger on a window-frame to be readily adjusted to clamp properly the top of the same.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a window shade and curtain hanger constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail perspective view of the ad justable hook. Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the brackets.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlngs.

1 designates a central horizontal bar provided at opposite sides of its center with inner and outer loops 2 and 8, forming guides for the reception of adjustable bars or sections 4, which carry brackets 5 at their outer ends and which are adapted to be moved inward and outward to arrange the brackets to suit the length of the roller of the windowshade to avoid cutting the latter. The loops 2 and 3 are rectangular, and the inner ones are provided with set-screws 6, engaging the movable bars or sections t and securing the same at the desired adjustment.

The curtain-brackets 5, which are substantially L-shaped, are provided with suitable bearings, and the arm 7, which extends along the rear face of the adjustable bar or section 4, is provided with oppositely-disposed lugs or tongues 8 and 9. The lugs or tongues 8, which are arranged in pairs at the ends of the arm 7, embrace the bar or section 4 and have their terminals embedded in or otherwise secured to the front face of the same, whereby the bracket is mounted thereon. The rear arms 9 form ways for the reception of the ends 10 of a curtain-support 11, consisting of a rod extending in front of the hanger and having its ends curved rearward and bent inward longitudinally of the adjustable bars or sections, and the said arms or tongues support the rod and permit the sections or bars to slide inward and outward to adjust the curtain-brackets. The rod 11, which is adapted to receive and support lace curtains, offsets the same from the curtainbrackets and prevents them from interfering with the operation of a window-shade. The central portion of the rod 11 is supported by a transverse brace 12, consisting of a rod secured to the bar1 and provided at its outer end with a hook 13, forming a seat for the curtainsupporting rod.

The outer loops 3 are provided with L- shaped arms 14, adapted to rest upon the cappiece of a window-frame and provided with spurs 15, designed to be embedded in the same to prevent the arm from slipping outward off the window-frame. The L-shaped arms are locked in engagement with the cap of the window-frame by an adjustable clamp or hook 16, which is yieldingly connected with the central bar of the hanger by a coiled spring 17, provided at its upper end with a loop 18, linked into an eye of the bar 1. -The adjustable hook or clamp, which engages the lower edge of the cap-piece, consists of a lower loop or handle portion anda pairof upwardlyextending arms 19, located at opposite sides of the coiled spring and having their upper ends bent inward and forming hooks for engaging the coils, whereby the clamp is adapted to be adjusted by rotating it. The clamp is provided at the inner terminals of the arms 19 with a horizontal arm 20, provided at its outer end with a spur adapted to be embedded in the lower edge of the cap-piece of the window frame. By this construction the clamp 16 is adapted to be adjusted to suit the width of the cap-piece, and the coiled spring enables it to be readily sprung into and out of engagement with the same.

The invention has the following advantages: The window shade and curtain hanger, which is simple, inexpensive, strong, and durable, is adapted to be readily applied to and removed from a window-frame without marring the same with nails, screws, or analogous fastening devices. It is capable of ready adjustment to arrange the curtain-ln'ackets to suit the length of a roller to avoid cutting the same. The rod or band 11 is adapted to support a pair of lace curtains away from the brackets to prevent them from interfering with the operation of a window-shade, and the ends of the curtain-supporting rod are mounted upon the adjustable sections or bars in a manner that will not interfere with the adjustment of the same.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the class described comprising the adjustable bars provided with. brackets and having guides, and a curtain-supporting rod arranged in advance of the bars and having terminal portions arranged in said guides, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. A device of the class described comprisinga stationary bar provided with means for securing it to a window, adjustable barsmounted on the stationary bars and provided at its ends with brackets, a curtain-supporting rod located in advance of said bars and having its terminals adjustably connected with the adjustable bars, and a brace mounted on the central bar and supporting the rod, substantially as described.

A device of the class described comprising adjustable bars, brackets mounted thereon and provided with forwardly and rearwardly extending tongues embracing the bars and forming guides, and the curtain-supporting rod arranged in advance of said bars and having its ends mounted in said guides, substantially as described.

4. A device of the class described comprisinga hanger provided with means for engaging the top of a window-frame, a coiled spring depending from the hanger, and. a clamping device adapted to engage a window-frame and having an interlocking connection with the coils of the spring, whereby it is rendered adjustable, substantially as described.

5. A device of the class described comp-rising a hanger provided with means for enga ing the top of a window-fram e, a coiled spring depending from the hanger, and a clamp provided with arms having hooks engaging the coils of the spring, whereby the clamp is adjustably connected with the same, substantially as described.

(3. A device of the class described comprising a hanger provided with means for engaging the top of a window-frame, a coiled spring depending from the hanger, and a clamp having a loop or handle and provided with arms engaging the coils of the spring, said clamp having a horizontal arm adapted to engage the window-fram e,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. THOMAS.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. Mormon, VALENTINE THOMPSON. 

